Are You Ready For Some Chicken (Wings)!?

It's almost here: the day when a champion will be
crowned in Texas. After a year of hard work, of training, of sweat, of
dedication, only one will reign as victor. The what? The Superbowl? No. I'm
talking about the event that truly matters: The Wingstop World Wing-Eating
Championship.

February 1st some of the world's top
eaters will be in attendance at the Dallas-based competition. They will have
twelve minutes to eat as many wings as possible. The winner will walk away with
$5,000 and the pride of knowing that they truly are the wing king.

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Master hotdog-eater Joey Chestnut is the man to
beat. He has eaten 182 wings in 30 minutes in a previous wing-eating
competition. Looking to take him down a notch in a battle of the sexes is Sonya
"The Black Widow" Thomas. She has will be defending her four consecutive titles
at the National Buffalo Wing Festival where she bested Chestnut (and twelve
other men) last year. Also in the running is the mohawked, number-two-ranked
eater in the world, Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti who holds records in 29 foods
including grits and jalapenos. The number-three-ranked eater, Bob "The
Notorious B.O.B" Shoudt (aka the eater previously known as "Humble Bob") will
also be throwing his napkin into the ring.

George Shea, chairman of Major League Eating
(greatest title ever), views the event as a sort of pep-rally for those who "viewBig Game parties as a competitive eating opportunity themselves." (A-hem, like
we do).

For those of you in the Dallas area the great event
will take place at AT&T Plaza at the American Airlines Center on February 1st at 6pm (prior to the Dallas Stars hokey game). Get out your bibs and ready your
wet naps. It's wing season in the U.S. of A.